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China mulling over merger of state-owned metals giants: sources
Published Tue, Jul 18, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Hong Kong
CHINA is considering a merger between China Minmetals Corp, one of the country's largest miners and metals traders, and China National Gold Group, as Beijing pushes consolidation of its state-run firms, sources with knowledge of the matter said.
Three sources with knowledge of the discussions said that the two state-owned firms have been in negotiations for months, though any agreement could still be some time away.
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